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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Moitessier have to do when a gale hit?
(a) Raise the sails.
(b) Trim the sails.
(c) Strike the sails.
(d) Reef the sails.

2. How much distance was Moitessier covering in a day after good winds returned after rounding the Cape of Good Hope?
(a) 80 miles.
(b) 100 miles.
(c) 160 miles.
(d) 50 miles.

3. What did Moitessier ultimately pass to the freighter?
(a) Directions.
(b) A message.
(c) A package.
(d) An update on his condition.

4. Which of the following were NOT friends of Moitessier's who were also sailing in the race?
(a) Nigel Tetley.
(b) Fougeron.
(c) Bill King,
(d) Loick.

5. What was Nigel Tetley's boat named?
(a) Dorado.
(b) Joshua.
(c) Victress.
(d) Madeira.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Moitessier following when he passed the Canary Islands?

2. What kind of boat did Moitessier sail in the race?

3. How did Moitessier reconnoiter the town he saw in Trinidad?

4. What port did Moitessier waver about approaching?

5. What kind of birds did Moitessier see on his way to the Cape of Leeuwin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Moitessier looking for as he approached South Australia?

2. How did Moitessier celebrate Christmas 1968?

3. What company did Moitessier have after rounding Cape of Leeuwin?

4. What was Moitessier afraid of after rounding the Cape of Good Hope?

5. What was Moitessier fantasizing about as Christmas approached?

6. Describe Moitessier's sailing experience in a junk.

7. Describe the fish that followed Moitessier's boat.

8. What legend did Moitessier think about after his incident with the porpoises?

9. What was Moitessier's purpose for sailing close to the coast of South Africa?

10. What did Moitessier see when he arrived in Trinidad?

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